Should i take lexapro in the morning or at night

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1302779 tn?1287405029 i also take klonopin 05 mg in the am and the script says 2 05 mg at night but i dont take the klonopin at night cause i dont feel i need it.
Avatar f tn I take .50 Klonopin in the morning w/ my 40 mg of Paxil (not a fan of this ssri). I'm busy taking care of my son in the am, dropping him off at the in laws, and then heading to work so being busy does help. On occasion I take half of my Klonopin at night to help as prescribed. I stay away from Xanax because it's short acting and the Klonopin does the same thing but lasts longer. Management of medication and seeing a therapist has helped most.
569026 tn?1216982293 when i took it in the am i got sick and when i took it at night i couldnt sleep. noon seems to be the best time for me.
Avatar f tn m unemployed and have been for a long time, and constantly trapped in my head by obessive bad thoughts. And I lack motivation and social skills. Should I take the Lexapro? I'm so scared of side effects. I take .5mg Xanax as needed but it doesn't scare me as much because I keep hearing horror stories about ssri's. I also have heart palpitations and have to take a beta blocker for those. My docs tell me to take the Lexapro. Should I? Has it helped free anyone else from anxiety?
Avatar f tn It did wonders for my depression but still needed to take Ativan for anxiety. I take it in the morning before I drive to work and at night before I go to bed. Both medications have helped me so much! Anxiety can be overwhelming but like Matty said practice, therapy and self motivation can help enormously! Hang in there and keep posting!!!!
Avatar f tn t feel as brain dead but the anxiety and my mood is taking its tole on me at the moment. Should I hang in another while or just take the Proxac!!!!!!
Avatar f tn My therapist diagnosed me with coping disorder with acute anxiety and a touch of depression. She recommended Ativan for me, though she's not an MD, she wanted me to talk to my doctor. I talked to my doctor and she disagreed with putting me on Ativan. She recommended Lexapro. I went to the pharmacy and my insurance wound up not covering it (it was a hundred and something dollars!). They contacted my doctor and she faxed over an authorization for a generic prescription for Paxil.
Avatar f tn 5 mg of Lorazapam at night. I used to take my Lexapro first thing in the morning, but by the middle of the day, I would have a horrible head ache, so my Dr. recommened taking it at night, with the hopes that I would sleep through any headaches or neausea. I made this switch this past Saturday and last night, I had some sleep issues and nervousness in the middle of the night. I am wondering if the Warfarin and the Lexpro together in my stomach may not be a good thing?
1295419 tn?1276822872 I suffer from GAD and am currently trying to find the right dose of medication. I am doing a lot better since starting Lexapro 3 weeks ago, but still not 100%. It seems like every morning when I wake up I am panicky. My heart races as soon as my eyes open up. It gradually gets better the longer I am up but I was curious if anyone else feels more anxious as soon as they wake up in the morning?
Avatar m tn I have the same thing. Its dreams that you may or may not remember provoking emotions. You may benefit from taking a benzodiazepine during those mornings. Try watching "four ways of letting go" on YouTube, it may help you alot.
Avatar f tn I would, unless you've tried it by now, give it a shot. Also if your still having these probs, after 5 days thats kinda a long time to still be having those probs, you might want to try something else. Ive had similar experiences with anti depressants makin things worse, actually alot of people have. Paxil worked great didnt make me nervous or anything, however the side effect of fatigue and sleepyness were too much so i had to stop.
1330182 tn?1279815900 Hi. I would suggest taking the klonopin ASAP when you wake up (which I believe is similiar to Xanax?). If so, I am currently going through panic attacks concurrently for 5 days & I have to take Xanax every 6 hours to ward them off although I HATE that I have to take it! I am also taking Lexapro for a couple years & take it @ night before I go to bed.
1302779 tn?1287405029 i have been on 40 mg of celexa for a month or so after switching from lexapro due to insurance. i also take .05 klonopin . i take my meds in the morning at the same time. once the klonopin kicks in i feel better. i just dont feel like the celexa touches my anxiety and without the klonopin my anxiety wouldnt go away. does anyone have hightened anxiety in the morning? is there any ssri's that work better than others for anxiety or is taking 2 meds kinda protocol? thanks for any input!
Avatar f tn s not a day time med, I became very tired, groggy and sleepy. I am currently taking ambien 10mg every night for sleep. should I take another lexapro tonight? I can't take it before work? It is safe to take them both at the same time? Or start over tomorrow night? Im new to the anxity/depression meds............ so any thoughts, experiences to share would help me.
Avatar f tn Would it be better if I just take the Lexapro in the morning instead of at night??? I noticed now that when I take it at night I'm up and not as tired after I take it like I was the first two days I started it. I have noticed that a part of me feels Happy, but the anxiety, feelings and thoughts are still here. I agree, I am in an unpleasant anxious state and it's making me more anxious and worrying! I hate this head space feeling!
Avatar f tn However, I think taking all the med on a distressed stomach may have injured it more. I now have unbearable stomach pain at night and nausea in the morning. I have been up four hours with the pain. I am tempted to go back on paxil to see if it really is a miracle that could cure my stomach, but am scared to make the pain worse. I am sorry I have no real advise, jut know that you are not alone.
Avatar n tn I had one panic attack that scared me half to death because i thought i was dying. I spend the next two days thinking i was going to die of a heart attack. After two days of being paranoid i went to the emergency room and told the doctor what had happened. I was fine and sent home later that day. The constant worry for those two days had sent me into a state of depersonalization/derealization. Now it seems most of my anxiety is cause by the constant feeling unreal.
Avatar f tn I have had very positive experiences with meds like Zoloft and Lexapro, but remember they can take a good month for you to feel the benefits of it. Whenever I start, stop, or adjust the dosage of a med like Zoloft or Lexapro, I notice some side effects, but they usually subside in a couple of weeks. I also believe that medication is only part of the answer. I believe that the most important step is going through counseling.
Avatar m tn The pill I missed was the last day of the first week in my pill pack. I usually take my pill around 6pm, but after I forgot this, I took the pill I missed today around 3pm and plan to take my pill for today at my normal time. Do I need to take a Morning After or Plan B pill? Or am I still protected?
Avatar m tn I'm on Lexapro myself and found that it made me tired during the day so I take it at night now and things are a little better. My Dr said that was fine. How long have you been on this med? Many times we get the start up side effects and they get better after awhile.
Avatar m tn Maybe the Lexapro is starting to work. My anxiety seems to be at its highest in the morning as soon as i wake up. I take the Lexapro at 9 am everyday, maybe i should take it at night. Any ideas?
396099 tn?1216254986 Well I went back and re-read my own journals. 100 days (or so) clean and I've had big bouts of ups and downs regarding anxiety. Early on (15 days) I had a full blown anxiety attack and went to the ER where they told me no you're not having a heart attack it's just anxiety. I then learned about PAWS and figured I was going to be in for a ride with this.
Avatar f tn Lamactil is a great mood stabilizer, it helps with depression immensely. I''ve been on a load of SSRI/SNRI's, and non worked for me.I'm up tp 250mgs at night ot Lamactil, and it's smoothed out my moods. It's definitely safe to up to 300, I would trust your new pdoc, I take the Lamactil at night, it makes me sleepy. Lexapro can be activating, which means it could make you hyper during the day, so your new pdoc is right.
Avatar m tn I skipped the next day and took it in the morning the following morning. I like taking it in the morning because it makes me calm throughout the day and I can still sleep at night. The first time I took it at night I didn't sleep well. Now I take it at 8am every morning and then I am asleep at night around 10-11pm without any help of sleeping pills. It really just depends on how you feel for which time of the day, you probably already know that since you have been taking Prozac.
Avatar m tn @specialmom, I went off the lexapro due to the sexual side effects I think that the calming effect of the lexapro should outweigh the side effects but im young and in a new relationship. I agree that I should get another work up but im worried that ill be labeled ahypochondriac and not taken seriously. im going in tomorrow morning to get my blood panel redone so that should get some answers in terms on TSH and cholesterol levels.
2001101 tn?1331494740 It does help ? does it take away the physical problems of anxiety ? i get lightheaded an sweaty all the time :( i have been so lightheaded lately i went to my doc. he drew blood to make sure nothing else is happening. i find out today. he said if theres nothing else i really need to start the lexapro my pdoc prescribed so i can get better. im scared but after this terrible weekend.
Avatar f tn my dr is a psyc dr. she had decieded to take me off lexapro because i've been on it over 5 years and it's not helping with my depression, took me off abilify because of twitching. the way she explained it. wellburtion cause anxiety in people with anxiety or ocd disorders. but i had choose this antidepressant because it can help a person stop smoking so with that she added the seroquel to off set the anxiety that is susposed to be caused by the wellbutrion.
1325193 tn?1450127436 I am also on Lexapro and I started taking it at night and noticed a bid difference! I also take 2 a day. I think Never is right on track with the headaches and lack of caff it will cause nasty headaches as your body is now detoxing from the caff....